{"id":780562,"date":"2026-07-04T21:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T21:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/780562\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T21:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T21:47:11","slug":"tornado-risk-on-the-prairies-with-renewed-severe-storm-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/780562\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado risk on the Prairies with renewed severe storm setup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published on Jul. 4, 2026, 1:46 PM<\/p>\n<p>Updated on Jul. 4, 2026, 7:55 PM<\/p>\n<p>Beware a risk for severe thunderstorms on Saturday on parts of the Prairies, with a chance of large hail and damaging winds. A tornado can&#8217;t be ruled out for some as supercells will be possible<\/p>\n<p>1:27 p.m. CST &#8211; A tornado watch is in effect across portions of southern Saskatchewan amid a severe storm risk on Saturday afternoon. A tornado watch means that conditions are favourable for the development of tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/1ED3Hy67wWcu3yNYZK0IXI\/ecc4a2b65649d4af3d62c9c711a73cdd\/Tornado_Watch_July_4_2026.png\" alt=\"Tornado Watch July 4 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tornado_Watch_July_4_2026.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pay close attention to the latest alerts in case the tornado watch is upgraded to a tornado warning in your area. Have a plan in place to seek safe shelter in case severe weather <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/seasonal\/tornado-warning-safety-heres-what-you-should-do\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">threatens your home<\/a>, your office, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/seasonal\/stuck-in-your-car-during-a-tornado-heres-what-you-should-do\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">while you\u2019re driving<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The original article with the full forecast for the Prairies continues below.<\/p>\n<p>The Prairies are bracing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/severe-storm-threat-rebuilds-in-saskatchewan-on-friday\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">yet another round of severe weather<\/a> on Saturday, a setup that&#8217;s been ongoing in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Stay aware of severe weather watches and warnings in your area, especially if you have outdoor plans.<\/p>\n<p>DON&#8217;T MISS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/weather\/forecasts\/ready-or-not-canada-expecting-high-impact-weather-to-finish-june\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ready or not, Canada expecting high-impact weather to finish June<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/2pOkTdW0EyoUqmpaRuTnoE\/44d98dd787fb79864e7eefeb1009987b\/image9.jpg\" alt=\"Prairies jet stream forecast Saturday evening\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image9.jpg\"\/>Additional severe weather expected Saturday<\/p>\n<p>A strengthening, low-pressure system and upper-level energy will trigger another active day of thunderstorms across the Prairies on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Warm, humid air and favourable wind shear will create an environment capable of producing supercell thunderstorms, especially across Alberta and Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Jul. 4, 2026, 1:46 PM Updated on Jul. 4, 2026, 7:55 PM Beware a risk for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":780563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,19513,904,44,21205,11696,24373,18234,19512,3623],"class_list":["post-780562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-hail","tag-manitoba","tag-news","tag-northern-ontario","tag-rain","tag-saskatchewan","tag-thunderstorm","tag-tornado","tag-wind"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/780563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=780562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=780562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}